COVID-19 Resources for Business

LAST UPDATE: July 16, 2020

The Chamber is proactive in acting as your source for business information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. It is incumbent on all of us to follow the advice of medical experts and elected officials in order to minimize the impact of COVID-19. The Chamber Board and staff know the socio-economic impacts this crisis will have on our members and indeed the community at large.

However, the board and staff of The Chamber know that this will mean hardship for many, including our members. Since the beginning of this pandemic, we have been in contact with representatives from all three levels of government advocating on your behalf for support that will help mitigate the damage being done to the business community.

Below are resources and information that you may find helpful at this time, but we also want to hear from you about your specific experiences and suggestions for how government can help you and your employees. We will share your requests and stories with government officials on an ongoing basis.

Contact either myself (krobson@timminschamber.on.ca) or
our Policy and Engagement Lead, Cameron Grant (policy@timminschamber.on.ca).

Hotlines for Business Questions

The Business Resilience Service (BRS) allows you to connect with experienced business advisors from across Canada for guidance on which government relief programs will be most appropriate to support your small- to medium-sized business, not-for-profit or charity on how to respond and reshape amid uncertainty.
The program, delivered to your organization free of charge, provides:

Guidance on COVID-19 financial support program options and eligibility
Direction on accessing the most appropriate support organizations
Help to make decisions to support recovery plans
Real time insights and feedback to policymakers

To access the BRS call 1-866-989-1080 to connect with a business advisor from the accounting profession. The service is available 7 days/week from 8am – 8pm ET (5am – 5pm PT).

The City of Timmins and the Chamber’s Joint Business Continuity and Recovery Advisory Task force:
The task force aims to support business continuity and recovery in the City of Timmins through a coordinated and responsive manner. Member organizations include: City of Timmins, The Chamber, MPP Gilles Bisson and MP Charlie Angus, Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC), Downtown Timmins Business Improvement Association (BIA), The Venture Centre, Fednor, The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (CDSSAB).

MAY RESULTS:
The results from the second Timmins Business Impact Survey have been compiled as part of the continued efforts of the Business Continuity and Recovery Task Force.

APRIL RESULTS:
The results from the first Timmins Business Impact Survey have been compiled as part of the continued efforts of the Business Continuity and Recovery Task Force.

For the info graphic, CLICK HERE.
To view the survey results, CLICK HERE.

Work with Provincial Government on a reopening plan
For businesses and sectors that are either not able to reopen in Stage 3, or who are experiencing significant challenges opening with restrictions in Stage 3, the government is committed to working with you.

Resources to prevent COVID-19 in the workplaceFind sector-specific guidelines and posters to help protect workers, customers and the general public from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ontario. Ontario is releasing safety guidelines to protect workers, customers and the general public from COVID-19 as it prepares for a gradual reopening of the provincial economy.
These resources are available for different sectors. They will help employers and workers better understand how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Sector guidelines contain recommendations and tips for employers on how to keep workers safe on the job. Posters for both employers and workers also offer advice on preventative actions, including physical distancing and workplace sanitation. Employers are encouraged to download the posters to print and post in the workplace.

As new sectors of the economy begin to reopen, additional COVID-19 workplace safety resources will be added.
Ontario also has general information on COVID-19 and workplace health and safety. Learn about employers’ responsibilities and how to protect workers at work. Workers can get information about health and safety protections at the workplace.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

LIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKPLACES (Link)
If you have questions about what will be open or impacts to your business or employment, call the Stop the Spread Business Information Line at 1-888-444-3659.

Ontario is planning for the next phase of responding to the coronavirus (COVID‑19) outbreak – reopening our province.
Stage 1: For businesses that were ordered to close or restrict operations, opening select workplaces that can immediately modify operations to meet public health guidance. Opening some outdoor spaces like parks and allowing for a greater number of individuals to attend some events. Hospitals would also begin to offer some non-urgent and scheduled surgeries, and other health care services.

Effective Friday, June 12, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
Stage 2: Opening more workplaces, based on risk assessments, which may include some service industries and additional office and retail workplaces. Some larger public gatherings would be allowed, and more outdoor spaces would open.
Businesses and services permitted to reopen with proper health and safety measures in place in regions entering Stage 2 include:

Outdoor dine-in services at restaurants, bars and other establishments, including patios, curbside, parking lots and adjacent properties;
Select personal and personal care services with the proper health and safety measures in place, including tattoo parlours, barber shops, hair salons and beauty salons;
Shopping malls under existing restrictions, including food services reopening for take-out and outdoor dining only;
Tour and guide services, such as bike and walking, bus and boat tours, as well as tasting and tours for wineries, breweries and distilleries;
Water recreational facilities such as outdoor splash pads and wading pools, and all swimming pools;
Beach access and additional camping at Ontario Parks;
Camping at private campgrounds;
Outdoor-only recreational facilities and training for outdoor team sports, with limits to enable physical distancing;
Drive-in and drive-through venues for theatres, concerts, animal attractions and cultural appreciation, such as art installations;
Film and television production activities, with limits to enable physical distancing; and
Weddings and funerals, with limits on social gatherings to 10 people.

Effective Friday, July 13, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
Stage 3:The Ontario government announced nearly all businesses and public spaces will reopen in Stage 3 of the province's reopening framework with public health and workplace safety measures and restrictions in place beginning on Friday, July 17, 2020.

The Chamber is pleased to share that the following businesses can now open, while following the guidelines, when they feel safe to do so:

Casinos and Charitable Gaming Establishments;
Convention Centres, Meeting and Event Spaces;
Facilities for Sports and Recreational Fitness Activities;
Live Shows, Performing Arts and Movie Theatres;
Playgrounds and Play Structures;
Recreational Courses and Instruction;
Recreational Attractions and Businesses; and
Restaurants providing indoor dining.

Establishments classified under the following are NOT yet permitted to reopen:

Buffet-style food services;
Dancing at restaurants and bars, other than by performers hired by the establishment following specific requirements;
Overnight stays at camps for children; and
Prolonged or deliberate contact while playing sports.

As part of the Stage 3 reopening, Ontario will be increasing gathering limits for those regions entering the next stage to the following:

Indoor gathering limits will increase to a maximum of 50 people;
Outdoor gathering limits will increase to a maximum of 100 people;
Gathering limits are subject to physical distancing requirements.

Public gathering limits apply to indoor and outdoor events, such as community events or gatherings, concerts, live shows, festivals, conferences, sports and recreational fitness activities, fundraisers, fairs, festivals or open houses. A two metre distance must still be maintained at such events. Social circles in all stages at this point will also be kept to a maximum of 10 people province-wide, regardless of stage.

For more information on the restrictions that will remain in place during Stage 3, as well as the public health guidance necessary to keep the people of Ontario safe, visit Ontario.ca/reopen .

To read the report on A Framework for Reopening our Province, CLICK HERE.

Critical Business Support Updates from Government

Digital Main Street to help businesses reopen, recover and grow

The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is helping small businesses reach more customers through the Digital Main Street platform. It is a $57-million program which will help up to 22,900 Ontario businesses create and enhance their online presence and generate jobs for more than 1,400 students. Through the $57-million contribution to the Digital Main Street platform, businesses will be able to take advantage of three new programs to support their digital transformation:

shopHERE powered by Google will leverage Ontario's strengths by hiring highly skilled and trained students to build and support the launch of online stores for businesses that previously did not have the capacity to do so themselves. The core goal will be to help small businesses compete and grow, in a world that is increasingly online, and help them recover as quickly as possible following COVID-19.

Digital Main Street Grant will help main street small businesses be digitally more effective. Through a $2,500 grant administered by the Ontario BIA Association, small businesses will be able to adopt new technologies and embrace digital marketing. Municipalities, Chambers of Commerce, and Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) can apply for a Digital Service Squad grant, which will allow them to establish teams to provide personalized, one-on-one support.

Future-Proofing Main Street will provide specialized and in-depth digital transformation services and support that helps existing main-street firms adapt to changes in their sector and thrive in the new economy. By leveraging teams of digital marketing professionals and talented students, these firms will be able to create new online business models, develop and implement digital and e-commerce marketing strategies, and maximize digital tools, platforms and content.

In addition, the Recovery Activation Program, operated through the Toronto Region Board of Trade, will help businesses grow and digitize their operations with custom consulting sessions, online resource sharing, learning webcasts and business planning. As a result of the investment announced today, the program will be offered province-wide and at no cost to businesses.

For more information on the Digital Main Street, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the Recovery Activation Program, CLICK HERE.

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Extended until end of December 2020

Use the wage subsidy calculator here. | Are you eligible for the wage subsidy? Click here to find out.

Employers can apply for the CEWS through My Business Account or through the CRA’s online application portal, and their representatives can apply through Represent a Client.

Eligibility:

Any company can qualify no matter what size, with the exception of public sector entities.
For non-profit organizations and registered charities similarly affected by a loss of revenue, the government will continue to work with the sector to ensure the definition of revenue is appropriate to their circumstances. Charities and non-profits can also choose whether to include revenues from governments, such as grants, in their calculations when they apply.
Companies must demonstrate their revenues have decreased by 15% in March 2020, and can compare their revenues to previous months rather than the previous year, to access the subsidy.
An eligible employer’s entitlement to this wage subsidy will be based entirely on the salary or wages actually paid to employees.

How to Apply
Eligible employers would be able to apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy through the Canada Revenue Agency’s My Business Account portal as well as a web-based application.
General enquiries:
Phone: 1-800-959-5525

Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Application process is now open. To apply, click HERE.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will administer and deliver the CECRA, a collaboration between the federal government and provincial and territorial governments, which are responsible for property owner-tenant relationships.
It is expected that CECRA will be operational by mid-May, with commercial property owners lowering the rents of their small business tenants payable for the months of April and May, retroactively, and for June. This program will lower rent by 75 per cent for small businesses that have been affected by COVID-19.

The government is also providing further details on the program:

The program will provide forgivable loans to qualifying commercial property owners to cover 50 per cent of three monthly rent payments that are payable by eligible small business tenants who are experiencing financial hardship during April, May, and June.
The loans will be forgiven if the mortgaged property owner agrees to reduce the eligible small business tenants’ rent by at least 75 per cent for the three corresponding months under a rent forgiveness agreement, which will include a term not to evict the tenant while the agreement is in place. The small business tenant would cover the remainder, up to 25 per cent of the rent.
Impacted small business tenants are businesses paying less than $50,000 per month in rent and who have temporarily ceased operations or have experienced at least a 70 per cent drop in pre-COVID-19 revenues. This support will also be available to non-profit and charitable organizations.

Canada Emergency Response Benefit

The government established the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to support workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This taxable benefit provides $2,000 every four weeks for up to four months to workers who lose their income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These changes will be retroactive to March 15, 2020 . Visit the portal for more information.
For more information or to apply, click here.

Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)

The new Canada Emergency Business Account will provide interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to small businesses and not-for-profits, to help cover their operating costs during a period where their revenues have been temporarily reduced.
To qualify, these organizations will need to demonstrate they paid between $20,000 to $1.5 million in total payroll in 2019.
Interested businesses should work with their current financial institutions.

To qualify under the expanded eligibility criteria, applicants with payroll lower than $20,000 need:

a business operating account at a participating financial institution;
a Canada Revenue Agency business number, and to have filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return;
eligible non-deferrable expenses between $40,000 and $1.5 million. Eligible non-deferrable expenses could include costs such as rent, property taxes, utilities and insurance.

For more information or to apply, CLICK HERE.

For information from the BDC, CLICK HERE.

The Venture Centre
With prime interest rate currently at 0.25 percent, the businesses will be saving significantly, and the Venture Centre is doing zero payments and no interest for 6 months. They will not accruing that interest, it is forgiven for that period.

Their intention is to have application of under $50,000 per client but we are willing to consider larger amounts on a case by case basis. That is why we left it open up to our maximum loan amounts. The larger the amount requested, the longer it takes since security and due diligence will still be required for the loans.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

$962M in New Federal Supports for Business
On Friday the Federal government announced more help on the way for businesses and organizations through targeted measures administered by RDAs like FedNor and Community Futures Networks like The Venture Centre.

$675 million to give financing support to small and medium-sized businesses that are unable to access the government’s existing COVID-19 support measures, through Canada’s Regional Development Agencies. (watch for info from FedNor)
$287 million to support rural businesses and communities, including providing them with much-needed access to capital through the Community Futures Network. (locally, administered by The Venture Centre)

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund
Support for Businesses in Northern Ontario

NADF is currently administering two (2) COVID-19 emergency loan funds to support Aboriginal businesses in Northern Ontario who have been impacted by COVID-19.

These funds are not intended to replace or duplicate government or other bank/lender emergency program that are available to businesses in Canada.

The Government of Canada has also provided support of up to $250,000 to FedNor to invest directly in small businesses and organizations through its Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program.

Details of the Regional Economy Stream funding program is available on FedNor's website.

New Programs Focus on Hospitality Workers and Apprentices

The government is providing an Ontario Tools Grant of $2.5 million in 2020-21 and $7.5 million in 2021-22 and ongoing. This will help new eligible apprentices purchase the equipment they need to start their careers. The funding amounts will be distributed as follows:

$1,000 for those in motive power sector trades;
$600 for those in construction and industrial sector trades;
$400 for those in service sector trades.

To be eligible for the new grant, apprentices must have:

completed level 1 training on or after April 1, 2020;
an active registered training agreement; and
been registered as an apprentice for at least 12 months.

For more information or to apply, click HERE.

POST Program: People Outside Safely Together

The POST Promise is a training & education platform which results in a voluntary declaration from a business to its customers and employees. It’s a simple and easy way to show that a business is taking steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Regional economy stream in Northern Ontario

To meet the evolving needs of Northern Ontario businesses and organizations, we have adjusted the eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF). Eligible businesses and not-for-profit organizations can now qualify even if they have applied for, or have even received, other federal COVID-19 funding.

These changes apply to the Regional economy stream of the RRRF affecting businesses (such as incorporated companies, corporations or co-operatives), Indigenous organizations (like Indigenous/First Nation/Métis Settlement-owned businesses), as well as a variety of not-for-profit organizations and associations.

Details for businesses:

Covers a wide range of costs, including rent, utilities, insurance and much more
Funding up to $250,000
Program offers 0% interest
Payment moratorium is available up to December 31, 2022
Repayments to be made in installments over a maximum term of five years from the date the first payment was issued
Recipients of contributions up to $40,000 who repay 75 percent of their contribution before December 31, 2022, will be granted 25 percent funding forgiveness up to a maximum of $10,000

Important note: Eligible not-for-profit recipients qualify for non-repayable funding. For more information, CLICK HERE.

Noteworthy Business Resources and Information

Canada Post offers free Emergency Mail Forwarding to Businesses
Emergency Mail Forwarding for business customers who need it is offered free of charge online as of April 3. Business customers who already purchased the service as of March 13 will be able to receive a refund by calling customer service.

The Canadian chamber network has partnered with Statistics Canada to launch a survey of the national business community to collect time-sensitive data about what businesses are going through and how they’re planning for the eventual recovery. Take the survey here.

Today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Government of Canada, launched the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN). The CBRN is a coordinated, business-led, inclusive campaign that will focus on providing businesses the tools they need to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on them, our economy and communities across the country. Its goal is also to help businesses emerge from this crisis and drive Canada’s economic recovery.
The CBRN will:

Give tools and supports to businesses in their continuity efforts – from development to implementation.
Provide a consistent and reliable flow of accurate and up-to-date information.
Work closely with federal government and within the business community to ensure the right supports are in place, and to be a conduit for information from the government to the private sector (and vice versa).
Aim to instill confidence in Canadian business and the economy.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Governments Invest $2.5 Million to Grow Agri-food
e-Business During COVID-19

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $2.5 million to help the agri-food sector expand online, providing more opportunities for producers to grow their business and offer more food choices for families who are shopping from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. The funding is being provided through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership). The Agri-Food Open for E-Business initiative will help food producers, farmers markets, retailers, garden centres, greenhouses, nurseries, and agricultural associations develop online business, providing consumers with greater access to a wide variety of food and agriculture products. This targeted application intake features two funding streams:

Bring Your Business Online. Eligible organizations and businesses can apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to establish an online e-business and marketing presence. Funding under this stream will be quick and responsive for those needing immediate solutions.
Develop Online Business Opportunities. Eligible organizations, businesses and collaborations can apply for cost-share funding of up to $75,000 to implement high-impact projects.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) will immediately accept applications and expedite the approval process to help businesses and organizations develop, expand and enhance their current online presence. Since June 2018, both the federal and provincial governments have committed support to approximately 2,500 projects through the Partnership to help eligible Ontario farmers, processors, businesses and sector organizations innovate and grow.

GST and HST Deferrals
The CRA will allow all businesses to defer, until the end of June 2020, any GST/HST payments or remittances that become owing on or after March 27, 2020, and before June 2020. This means that no interest will apply if your payments or remittances are made by the end of June 2020.

The deadline for businesses to file their returns is unchanged. Those who are able to, should continue to file their GST/HST returns on time reporting their net tax for the reporting period to help facilitate tax compliance and administration. However, recognizing the difficult circumstances faced by businesses, the CRA won’t impose penalties where a return is filed late provided that it is filed by June 30th.

For more information, click here.

Employment Support Measures for Business
The Emergency Care Benefit provides up to $900 biweekly, up to 15 weeks to workers, including the self-employed, who have to stay home and don't qualify for paid sick leave or employment insurance.

HOW TO APPLY:
This will become available in April, and applications will be via the CRA.
Have an EI claim in process but have since been diagnosed with COVID 19?
Please call 1-833-381-2725

Tax Deferment
The federal government has agreed to defer until August 31, 2020, the payment tax amounts that become owing on or after March 18 and before September 2020. No interest or penalties will accumulate on these amounts during this period.
Similarly, the municipal government has agreed that late property tax payments will not attract interest or late payment penalties until June 4, 2020.
HOW TO APPLY:
No application needed

Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)
The BCAP will allow the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Export Development Canada (EDC) to provide more than $10 billion of additional support, largest targeted to small- and medium-sized businesses (as defined by 499 employees or less).

Working capital loans of up to $2 million with flexible terms and payment postponements for up to 6 months for qualifying businesses
Postponement of payments for up to six months, free of charge, for existing BDC clients with total BDC loan commitment of $1 million or less
Reduced rates on new eligible loans.

HOW TO APPLY:
BDC Website
EDC Website

Mortgage Payment Deferrals
The six largest banking institutions in Canada have made a commitment to work with personal and business banking customers on a case-by-case basis to provide flexible solutions to help them manage through various challenges.
This support will include up to a six-month payment deferral for mortgages, and the opportunity for relief on other credit products.
HOW TO APPLY:
This will be done on a first come, first serve basis and requires a direct call to your bank.
Here are the helplines for each institution:
BMO: 1- 877-788-1923
CIBC: 1-877-454-9030
RBC: 1-800-769-2511
Scotiabank: 1-833-315-4357
TD: 1-888-730-0075
National Bank of Canada: 1‑844‑394‑4494

Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID‑19
The action plan will provide $3.3 billion in additional health care resources, $3.7 billion to support people and jobs, and measures that will make available up to $10 billion in support for people and businesses through tax and other deferrals to improve their cash flows, helping protect jobs and household budgets.
Business supports include:

Allowing employers to defer payments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for up to six months
Increasing the Employer Health Tax (EHT) exemption to $1 million
Providing a five-month interest and penalty-free period for business to make payments for the majority of provincially administered taxes
Supporting regions lagging in employment growth with a proposed new Corporate Income Tax Credit, the Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit.

Read more at ontario.ca.

April 1st - $50 million Ontario Together Fund: Currently Active
The Ontario government is launching a new $50 million Ontario Together Fund to help businesses provide innovative solutions or retool their operations in order to manufacture essential medical supplies and equipment, including:
i. Gowns
ii. Coveralls
iii. Masks& face shields
iv. Testing equipment
v. Ventilators

This new Fund will support the development of proposals submitted by businesses through the Ontario Together web portal.
The government will be looking for the most viable, innovative proposals that can quickly provide critical goods and services and the greatest benefit to the people of Ontario.

The fund is time-limited and will be available to companies and organizations across the province.

Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations

Canada's Energy Sector

Canadian cultural, heritage and sport organizations are facing significant financial losses due to COVID-19. They have lost potential revenues from closed facilities or cancelled events. Meanwhile, they are facing challenges accessing Canada’s broader support measures such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy because of unique seasonal revenues and costs.

The new COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations will provide $500 million to help
address the financial needs of affected organizations within these sectors. The fund will be administered by Canadian Heritage via contribution agreements.

Support will be provided in a manner consistent with other COVID-19 supports such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA).

Canada’s energy sector is facing significant challenges as it is dealing simultaneously with a surge in global crude oil supply and a decline in demand as a result of the broad economic slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To support Canadians working in the energy sector through these challenges the government will take new targeted actions totalling more than $2 billion to create and protect jobs and important environmental benefits, as well as make available new tailored credit solutions for small and medium-sized companies in the sector. The targeted actions are expected to retain and create approximately 10,000 well-paying jobs in the sector.

In the near term, additional broad-based credit solutions will be made available for small and medium-sized firms in other sectors, such as forestry, retail and others, whose financing needs are similarly larger than the current solutions available under the BCAP.
For more information, please contact EDC or BDC.

Updates from the City of Timmins - City of Timmins COVID-19 Resource Page (Link)

Resources for Employers with Temporary Foreign Workers

Additional Business Resources, Webinars, Learning, and Webpages

The following resources provide general information from government and public health authorities on how businesses and their staff can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19:

Further Resources for Businesses

Industry Specific Resources

Resources for Non-profits

Additional Resources to Small Businesses

The following are resources that are specific to small businesses:

In addition to pandemic preparedness tools, we have also created templates for your use:
Crisis Communications Plan and a Business Continuity & Recovery Plan.

Web Pages
Canadian Chamber of Commerce: COVID-19: Business Resilience
Canadian Payroll Association: Payroll Continuity Best Practice Guidelines
Chambers Plan: COVID-19 Updates and Resources

Financial
Economic Development Corporation
Employment Insurance (New dedicated COVID-19 number: 1-833-381-2725)

Business Development Canada:
Support for Entrepreneurs impacted by coronavirus
Business continuity plan and templates for entrepreneurs

Department of Finance Canada:
Canada outlines measures to support the economy and the financial sector

Global Affairs Canada
Trade Commissioner Service Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Resources for Canadian businesses

Regional Development Agencies
RDAs are helping to address economic challenges brought on by COVID-19

Economic Development Supports
Economic Developers Council of Ontario - Members Facebook Group
Economic Developers Association of Canada - LinkedIn Group
International Economic Developers Association - Webinar Presentation
Dealing with the Coronavirus: What to do immediately, to help save the tourism industry and our downtown: Presentation
Here’s how #CDNtech companies are pitching in during COVID-19 - Article

Health
Public Health Ontario
Canada Public Health
Social distancing, handwashing and cleaning / ventilation
Increasing cleaning procedures (Ontario)
Government of Canada takes action on COVID-19
Novus Health Webinar: Building Resilience to COVID-19 (English)
Novus Health Webinar: Renforce votre résilience face à la COVID-19 (Français)

Travel
Latest Government of Canada Travel Advice
Destination Canada - COVID-19 Updates
Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Matter - Here is my 10 point immediate action plan for our sectors during Covid-19

Employment and Social Development Canada
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Other organizations
Restaurants Canada
Retail Council
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
The Conference Board of Canada
Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses
— CFIB is opening their Business Helpline to non-CFIB members. For advice managing #coronavirus in the workplace, business owners can call 1-888-234-2232.

Hotlines for Business Questions

LIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKPLACES (Link)
If you have questions about what will be open or impacts to your business or employment, call the Stop the Spread Business Information Line at 1-888-444-3659.

Critical Business Support Updates from Government

New Programs Focus on Hospitality Workers and Apprentices

POST Program: People Outside Safely Together

Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Regional economy stream in Northern Ontario

Noteworthy Business Resources and Information

Governments Invest $2.5 Million to Grow Agri-food
e-Business During COVID-19

Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations

Canada's Energy Sector

Updates from the City of Timmins - City of Timmins COVID-19 Resource Page (Link)

Resources for Employers with Temporary Foreign Workers

Additional Business Resources, Webinars, Learning, and Webpages

Resources for Non-profits

Additional Resources to Small Businesses

Membership

Events

Policy and Advocacy

About the Chamber

Hotlines for Business Questions

LIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKPLACES (Link)If you have questions about what will be open or impacts to your business or employment, call the Stop the Spread Business Information Line at 1-888-444-3659. ​

Critical Business Support Updates from Government

New Programs Focus on Hospitality Workers and Apprentices

POST Program: People Outside Safely Together

​Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Regional economy stream in Northern Ontario

Noteworthy Business Resources and Information

Governments Invest $2.5 Million to Grow Agri-food ​e-Business During COVID-19

​Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations

Canada's Energy Sector

Updates from the City of Timmins - ​City of Timmins COVID-19 Resource Page (Link)

Resources for Employers with Temporary Foreign Workers

Additional Business Resources, Webinars, Learning, and Webpages

Resources for Non-profits

Additional Resources to Small Businesses

Membership

Events

Policy and Advocacy

About the Chamber

LIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKPLACES (Link)
If you have questions about what will be open or impacts to your business or employment, call the Stop the Spread Business Information Line at 1-888-444-3659.

Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Regional economy stream in Northern Ontario

Governments Invest $2.5 Million to Grow Agri-food
e-Business During COVID-19

Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations

Updates from the City of Timmins - City of Timmins COVID-19 Resource Page (Link)